Michael Grabner was born on October 5, 1987 in Villach, Austria. Following the move from his homeland of Austria to Canada, Grabner joined the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League and was selected 14th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.

Grabner made his professional debut for the Canucks' AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose in 2007 and as a rookie produced 44 points in 74 games. Grabner got his first taste of NHL action during the 2009-10 season, appearing in 20 games for the Canucks and producing an impressive 11 points.

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Grabner was traded to the Florida Panthers as part of a package that saw the Canucks acquire defenseman Keith Ballard.

Grabner's time in Florida would be short-lived however; he was waived by the club on October 3, 2010 and claimed by the New York Islanders.

In his first full season in the NHL, Grabner would lead all rookies in goal-scoring with 34 and his +13 rating was tied Islanders team best. For his efforts, Grabner received a nomination for the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie. The award eventually go to Carolina forward Jeff Skinner.

After playing five seasons with the New York Islanders, Grabner was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Taylor Beck, Carter Verhaeghe, Matt Finn, Tom Nilsson, and Christopher Gibson prior to the start of the 2015-16 season.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2002-03

EC VSV Villach Jr.

Austria-Jr.

13

6

4

10

4

2003-04

EC VSV Villach Jr.

Austria-Jr.

23

32

5

37

58

2003-04

EC VSV Villach

Austria

18

2

1

3

0

2003-04

Austria

WJ18-B

5

3

1

4

4

+3

2004-05

Spokane Chiefs

WHL

58

13

11

24

18

-2

2004-05

Austria

WJC-B

4

1

2

3

2

+2

2004-05

Austria

WJ18-B

4

4

1

5

29

0

2005-06

Spokane Chiefs

WHL

67

36

14

50

28

-2

2006-07

Spokane Chiefs

WHL

55

39

16

55

34

+3

6

0

1

1

2

2006-07

Manitoba Moose

AHL

2

1

1

2

0

+2

6

0

0

0

0

2007-08

Manitoba Moose

AHL

74

22

22

44

8

+5

6

3

0

3

2

2008-09

Manitoba Moose

AHL

66

30

18

48

20

+22

20

10

7

17

2

2008-09

Austria

Oly-Q

3

5

0

5

0

+1

2009-10

Vancouver Canucks

NHL

20

5

6

11

8

+2

9

1

0

1

0

2009-10

Manitoba Moose

AHL

38

15

11

26

6

-2

2010-11

New York Islanders

NHL

76

34

18

52

10

+13

2011-12

New York Islanders

NHL

78

20

12

32

12

-18

2012-13

EC VSV Villach

Austria

17

10

9

19

2

2012-13

New York Islanders

NHL

45

16

5

21

12

+4

6

1

3

4

0

2013-14

New York Islanders

NHL

64

12

14

26

12

-10

2013-14

Austria

Olympics

4

5

1

6

0

-2

2014-15

New York Islanders

NHL

34

8

5

13

4

+4

2

0

1

1

2

2015-16

Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL

80

9

9

18

12

-4

NHL Totals

397

104

69

173

70

17

2

4

6

2

NHL All-Rookie Team (2011)

Traded to Florida by Vancouver with Steve Bernier and Vancouver's 1st round pick (Quinton Howden) in 2010 NHL Draft for Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskovich, June 25, 2010. Claimed on waivers by NY Islanders from Florida, October 5, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Villach (Austria), October 4, 2012. Missed majority of 2014-15 due to sports hernia surgery, October 9, 2014 and as a healthy reserve. Traded to Toronto by NY Islanders for Carter Verhaeghe, Christopher Gibson, Tom Nilsson, Taylor Beck and Matt Finn, September 17, 2015. Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 1, 2016.